TUG

TUG is an open world fantasy sandbox RPG that utilizes building tools and a loose lore along with social and economic sciences to let players impact the game. The team behind the game, Nerd Kingdom, has included everyone from an economist, behavioral and social scientists, narrative and literary experts in addition to game developers and artists to create the game's resources and environments.

TUG will let players create the world's structures and approach play as a true sandbox would. There will be a story and lore in some form, but it's up to the player character (who begins as a child, growing into a teen, and finally, an adult) to discover it through exploration and the choices he or she makes. TUG is designed to adapt to the way players play, including in your character's physical attributes and the game will dynamically adapt to you based on how you play with others.

FEATURES

Open World Sandbox RPG Gameplay | Build the world around you however you like. Explore and discover more about the lore. Learn and grow and play through TUG however you like.

The Game that Adapts to You | The use of social, behavioral, and economic sciences, among others will build a game that reflects how you play it. The game will adapt to how you play with others and interact. Additionally, your player character will grow up during the game and his or her physical attributes affected by how you use them.), but in how you get there too.

Ongoing Beta | The game lets researchers and the community meet in the middle of the game experience to shape ongoing development and shifts in the game according to how players act and play it.

The TUG Kickstarter page has been updated with a new post that lays out some interesting details regarding the next game patch. The post also includes video presentations about each of the major systems that are currently in testing to give fans a look at how they will be presented in game.

In every gamer's life, there comes a time to take a look at the horizon and see what new and innovating things are in the works. I hit that point recently and began a search to see what could peek my interests. Was there really anything out there that had the potential for different in either its mechanics or its development? This search lead me to TUG (The Untitled Game) by Nerd Kingdom where I read this description and was instantly intrigued.

Nerd Kingdom, a group (dare we say "cabal"?) of scientists, economists, artists and game devs joined together to create TUG, a sandbox MMO focused on players' creativity and competitiveness. An Alpha version of the game is currently available on Steam and Nerd Kingdom is looking for players to help them refine it.